Fold collar



Patented Novi 25,l 1930 f f, :1,782,913 i y f OFFICE RoBERTfJIrHoMrsoni, on Panis, rmiivrrn;

i `jjrilealeacin*lentes;bfbacuy te tumdown collar, and more-H` particularly to an improved'fmeans forp'ermitting a r'ee slidf ing nifveinent of the cravatwhen adj,listing i, `the samelin the collar.

, ""Collars'of this character usually comprise,

i twow,me mlofers,e the innerinember beingv inthe orin'of `.a` neck-band provided with button-j n holestoperniit the collar` to'be suitably `fas- `10 tenedoto thefshirtin The'scaror cravatisfin Vserted between these members. 'Ccnsiderable `difficulty has been l heretofore experienced,

however, indadjusting Jche scarf` or, cravat,

because the tension or frictionbetween'the 15 same Y and :two members, causes thescarf orcravat to resisteasy movement. `Such Vren e sistance will often tear the scarf or cravat, or cause injury to the shirt. This diliiculty is quite common, and to overcome it my ,inven- `20` tion has for one of its objects the provi-sion y of novel means serving to release the tension "against the cravat, so that the cravat may i "freely slide in the collar. Y

, A further object of my invention resides 215 in the particular means employed for accomplishing the aforesaid result, this means com-V 1 prising essentially a simple separation or a spreading action of the outer member at the rear thereof, and an overlapping fold to coverv 30 over, or practically conceal, the separation,

In order toapprise those skilled inthe art how to construct and practice my invention, I shall now describe a convenient embodiment in connection with the accompanying draw-V I `455 `the overlapping` relation of the fold at the separation; L y Y Fig. l islanalternative embodimentlof my invention, whichomits the overlapping fold l and provides` a ,relatively wide separation; 5 and p "i FoLncoLLAR i applicano iiledgJanuaryda, fleas; seriell ngqsoao.

e IFig.5 is another alternative,embodiment showing several verticalgseparations in the rearoi' the outer member.V` e j `Any convenient styleoyVturn-down collar maybe used, and in the drawingstheouter member or `flap of thecollar isfindicated at l `and the inner portion or neck-bandis indicated at j E2.f The' usual buttonholes' are profvided "at the iront and rear of the neck-'band tosecure thelsame to the shirtof the wearer. w f

in Order; to eliminate` the frictionon the v Y cravat `caused byfthepressure ofvthe?outer memberl against the neckband or inner mem- `berQ,when thecollaris drawn into' placeand Afastened totliefshirt, by buttoninghe outer lmeinberf l is formed in anmanner permitting it tospread orlgive along that portion where the'ifriction or pressureis normally,thefgreat"` p est, when'thecravat is pulled throughthe col- 1 I lar.` This y is accomplishedfby providing Qian 70 v opening, or i separation 5 substantially w oppor sitethe rearbuttonhel QYSO that in eifectthe outer? member `l is fermed of two sections 7 `and 8 having arelatively `movable overlapping relation at this separation 5. i e e 75 e. Itis preferable to provide an overlapping fold 9 at the separation 5, so as to closeoii the samefand give the collana `more finished appearance. e Further1nore,`the sections 7 and A8 oftheouter member l e are held `together and appearajs ifmade of asingle pieceof material. 'As shown in thedrawingsold 9'is formed as anextension of section 7, and is adapted `to`lie under theladjacent edge ofsection 8. The length of, theeXtending fold` 9jmay\ be just sufficient `to overlap'the separation and lie i undertle other section without pulling there from inthe eventthersectionseand Sare normallyspread while attached'ptolthe shirt. Y Sections and 8 may besewed togetherxat `90 1.1, whichV is thepoint wherethe` outer member 1 folds over `fromlthe inner member 2. 1-1eme,`

Vit will be observed that anyspreading at the sep arationfwillf result in the members pivoting and moving away fromeach other at the point 11. `By such an L arrangement, rsuiicient spreading, or increasing ofthe effective length of outer member 1,with reference tothe inner -member 2 so asto provide a greater space therebetween for the cravat, is permitted 100 ksame to slide between said members.

without allowing the overlapping fold 9 to slip out of position from under the adjacent section 8.

To facilitate such movement of these seetions at the point of separation, I prefer to curve the lower edges thereof, as indicated at 12, and also to curve the lower edge 13 of the fold 9. rI`he upper edge 14 of fold 9 is also cut away slightly to facilitate free 'action of the fold while in position. It will be observed in Fig. 3 that the fo'ld9 may be turned in slightly at 15 to permit both sections to lie in practically the same plane through their length, and thereby eliminate any bulge at the y separation as the result of the presence of an overlapping fold.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 to S'inelusive, an overlapping fold is provided where the outer member is separated, but in the modification illustrated in Fig. 4:, there is provided an opening 16 of such a size as will permit each section or the portion of the outer member on each side of the opening to act substantially independent so as to be able to I spread.

Fig. 5 illustrates an alternative form accomplishing practically the same results, there being provided, however, two openings 18 and 19, which are so spaced from the rear center of the collar as to allow a spreading movement to the parts 20 and 21. These openings or separations may be cut substantially vertical, as shown in Figs. l to 3, or they may be at an angle or of substantial width, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

In practice, I find that a collar, as shown herein, will permit a cravat to be drawn therethrough without the inconvenience heretofore experienced. The tension or resistance on the cravat is effectively relieved, as the outer member 1 is permitted to spread and not tightly bind against the cravat, as heretofore occurred.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and arrangements of the details may be had without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A collar of the type described, comprising an inner member which is continuous fgom end to end, the free ends thereof being located at the front of the collar, an outer member having a transverse separation therein the back of the collar forming spaced ends ofsaid outer member at said back, and mean-s on one of the ends of said outer member extending therefrom and underlying the adjacentiend portion thereof for releasing the tension thereof against a cravat to permit the ,2. A collar of the type described, comprising an inner member which is continuous from end to end, the free ends thereof being located at the front of the collar, an outer member having a transverse separation therein at the back of the collar forming spaced ends of said outer member at said back, and a flexible extension on one of the ends of said outer member extending therefrom and underlying the adjacent end portion thereof for releasing the tension thereof against a cravat to permit the same to slide between said inembers.

3. A collar of the type described, comprising an inner member which is continuous from end to end, the free ends thereof being located at the front of the collar, an outer member having a transverse separation therein at the back of the collar forming spaced ends of said outer member at said back, and a. flexible extension on one of the ends of said outer member extending therefrom and underlying the adjacent end portion thereof for releasing the tension thereof against a cravat to permit the same to slide between said members, said flexible extension being curved upwardly to engage the joint between the inner and outer members at said back and being,r slidable relatively thereto.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

ROBERT JOHN THOMPSON. 

